rola Women's Mobility Moto Watch Smart Watch with Heart Rate Monitor and Accelerometer vs Water Resistant Watch Model 8R500 - Men: which is safer?

TomTom Water Resistant Watch Model 8R500 - Men is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Motorola Women's Mobility Moto Watch Smart Watch with Heart Rate Monitor and Accelerometer

Moto

rola Women's Mobility Moto Watch Smart Watch with Heart Rate Monitor and Accelerometer

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 69/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Stainless steel case, plastic band, glass/resin display;

Confidence

35%

PossiblePlastic band off-gassing and dermatitis

PossibleNickel contact sensitization from stainless steel

PossibleMicroplastics from band degradation

Our pick

TomTom Water Resistant Watch Model 8R500 - Men

TomTom

Water Resistant Watch Model 8R500 - Men

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

On watch case and band

Confidence

35%

PossiblePolymer case and band degradation

PossibleBacterial or mold growth in seals and band

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Plastic band off-gassing and dermatitis, Nickel contact sensitization from stainless steel, Microplastics from band degradation and Display delamination and resin edge degradation on the Moto and not on the TomTom.
  • We flag Polymer case and band degradation and Bacterial or mold growth in seals and band on the TomTom and not on the Moto.
  • The Moto is Stainless steel case, plastic band, glass/resin display; where the TomTom is On watch case and band, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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